# Jamaican Oxtails

This recipe shows how to make delicious Jamaican oxtails that are fall-off-the-bone tender.

- Servings: 1 servings
- Total time: 210 min
- Cuisine: Caribbean
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 green bell pepper
- 1 orange bell pepper
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1 onion
- 1 bunch green onion
- 2 scotch bonnet or habanero pepper
- 3 lbs oxtails
- 2 tbsp vinegar
- 1 lime
- 1 paper towel
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 1 tbsp onion powder
- 1 tbsp adobo
- 1 tbsp allspice
- 2 tbsp browning sauce
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp salt
- 1 tbsp pepper
- 1 sprig fresh thyme
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 4 cups beef broth
- 1 tbsp grated ginger
- 3 bay leaves
- 1 can strained butter beans
- 1 tbsp ketchup
- 2 cups rice and peas

## Instructions

1. dice up some green bell pepper and orange bell pepper
2. chop garlic, onion, green onion, and scotch bonnet pepper
3. clean oxtails with vinegar and lime a few times until the water is no longer scumy, then dry them well with a paper towel
4. mix oxtails with garlic powder, onion powder, adobo, allspice, browning sauce, soy sauce, salt, pepper and fresh thyme
5. let the mixture marinate in the fridge overnight
6. caramelize brown sugar in a big pot
7. sear oxtails in the pot, leaving most of the vegetables and marinade behind, until caramelized
8. remove the oxtails to a clean plate
9. add the rest of the vegetables and marinade to the pot
10. add grated ginger
11. sauté for a few minutes and then add beef broth, scraping the bottom of the pan
12. once the mixture boils, add back in the oxtails
13. add bay leaves and another scotch bonnet pepper
14. turn heat to medium low, cover slightly, and let it simmer until meat is fall off the bone (this will take hours)
15. after three hours, add strained butter beans and a tiny bit of ketchup
16. let it finish cooking
17. serve with rice and peas and oxtail gravy

## Equipment

- knife
- cutting board
- bowl
- measuring spoons
- pot
- wooden spoon
- tongs
- plate

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjRSJU8S/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/ddd0e259-8d37-48c3-b47a-ba396c417659
- Extracted: 2025-04-13

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